Evaporating and heating apparatus for tobacco



(No Model.)

R. J. YOUNG.

EVAPORATING AND HEATING APPARATUS TOR TOBACCO. No. 370,365. Patented Sept. 20, 1887-.

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`ROBERT J. YOUNG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

EVAF'ORATING AND HEATING APPARATUS FOR TOBACCO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,365, dated September 2, 1887.

(No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.- Beit known that I, ROBERT J. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Evaporating and Heating Apparatus for Tobacco, &c., which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for preserving and regulating the hygrometric condition of the atmosphere in any room,or for giving to tobacco, fruit, vegetables, or other articles the desired amount of moisture for use or preservation.

lt consists in an improved apparatus which combines all of the advantages of a moistener and drier.

The leading features of my invention will be described in the following specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims which follow the specification. l

Referring to the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of myimproved apparatus, showing the lower part in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. l on line a: a. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two figures.

This improved apparatus may be located within any room or chamber, and so arranged that the products of combustion may pass up the chimney; or it may be located in a case holding articles to be treated, or may be, if desired, a part of the room or case, as shown in the drawings.

A A are the usual corner-posts of a cigar or other case, having cross-bars B, shown in the drawings as at one end of a case, the doors and sides not being seen.

C is a roller journaled to the corner-posts A A, and D D are similar rollers j ournaled tothe same posts and carrying a belting of fabric or cloth, M. The lower roller rests in a waterchamber, N, containing water or other moisteningliquid.

E is a cord or rope attached to a retractile spring, S,which latter is fixed to the post A,as shown. wound around the roller D, so that as the up per roller is revolved the roller D is also revolved by act-ion of the cord E on its surface.

The cord E is fixed to the roller C and Fis au additional cord or rope attached to the upper roller, and in turn fixed to one of the doors of the case, so that on opening the door the upper roller, C, will be rotated, and hence the rollers D D. y n

The chamber N is filled-with water to keep the cloth or fabric apron M moist.

H is a hot-air chamber beneath the lower portion of the case, and adapted to receive the heat and products of combustion from alamp, L, under the case, to a pipe, K, which may go to the chimney.

G is a ratchet-wheel fixed to shaft of upper roller D, and having a paWl, p, attached pivotally to post A, so as to prevent the said roller D from turning backward when the cord E is released and drawn back by the spring S.

The operation is as follows: The cigars, tobacco, or materials to be moistened orl subjected to moist air are placed within the case, the cord E having been wound several times around the upper roller D, and cord F simi-` larly wound around roller C and attached to the door ofthe case. The door is opened and closed several times. This causes the cord E to rotate the cloth beltl about rollers D and bring the moistened cloth out of the water, the spring S returning the cord as the door is closed. After the entire cloth has been moistened in this manner the case is closed and left, so that the moisture will percola-te the atmosphere therein. When the goods become too moist and it is desired to dry them, a lamp or other source of heat is placed below the mouth of an inleading pipe, Q, to chamber H. This heats the bottom of the case and dries the air in the case above. With this apparatus I am enabled to regulate the temperature and hygrometric condition of the air of a case or room, and hence can attain the desired degree of moisture.

For application in a room or chamber it will be understood that any source of heat, as a furnace or stove, may supply the drying effects,while the evaporator may be connected mechanically to the door or window and op erated as above.

I am aware that it is not new with me to dampen tobacco and analogous goods by eX- posing a moistened cloth in the chamber containing such goods; nor is it new with me to ICO dry such goods by heating the bottom of the chamber containing the goods. Ibelieve, however, it is new with me to combine the two for the purposes described.

I do not limit myself to the operation of the evaporating-cloth M by action of the door of the case or roo m. It may be operated by the hand and cordF at will.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An evaporator for moistening` cigars, tobacco, &c.,consisting ofthe rollers C D D, havlngsuitable bearings,the rope E,wound around the roller C and one of the rollers D and attached to theretractile spring S, the said spring being secured to a casing, the rope F, wound around the roller C, the apron M on the rollers D D, and the trough N, substantially as described.

. '2. A combined moistening and drying devlce consisting ofthe rollers CD D, having suitable bearings, a rope secured to the roller C, wound around same and one of the rollers D, the spring S, secured to the casing and to the said rope, an apron, M, on said rollers D D, a trough below said lower roller D, lthe chamber H,with pipe Q, leading therein and having an open end, and means,substantially as described, for heating the current of air passing into the open end of said pipe Q, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An apparatus for regulatingV the hygrometric condition of a chamber or room, consisting of an evaporator located within the room, and an air-chamber with an open inletpipe below the floor of said chamber, and a heating device for heating an inflowing current of air in said pipe, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ROBERT J. YOUNG. Witnesses:

' C. J. KINTNER,

JOHN A. WIEDERsI-IEIM. 

